Razer Tarantula keyboard

The subject of this week's review is the Tarantula keyboard from Razer. The
company describes this as the ultimate keyboard for gamers - they say it's
created for gamers, by gamers. The Tarantula is Razer's first attempt at
creating a keyboard, in this review I'm going to take a look whether it's
worth your hard-earned money.

As this is the first review of a Razer product on DV Hardware, I'm first going
to give you a little bit of background information. Razer is an American
company that makes computer peripherals for gamers, they are best known for
their computer mice, but they also have keyboards, mousepads and audio
solutions in their product lineup.

The company was found in 1998
and they gained quite a lot of popularity with their Boomslang gaming mice.

After that we didn't see much exciting products from Razer for a
couple of years, but in 2004-2005 they made a comeback with new optical mice
for gamers.

Razer seems to be fond of dangerous creatures. The logo of the company
consists of green snakes and they have a habit of naming their products after
dangerous snakes like the boomslang, copperhead, deathadder, ... For their
keyboards they seem to be following a different naming strategy. As you
probably know the tarantula is a spider, just like the reclusa (a Razer
keyboard launched under Microsoft's brand name).

Here's a look at the features:

Anti-ghosting capability for up to 10 keys

32KB onboard memory — Powered by Razer Synapse

On-The-Fly Sensitivity profile switching

10 programmable gaming hotkeys

1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time

Hyperesponse gaming keytop with fully interchangeable keys

Headphone-out and microphone-in jacks

Media center keys

Two USP ports

Gold-plated USB connector

Battledock for add-on accessories

Approximate size: 522mm (length) x 220mm (width) x 33mm (height)

As you can see the Tarantula is definitely not a standard run-of-the-mill
keyboard.

The Razer Tarantula keyboard arrives well-packed in this beautiful designed
box. When you get this box in your hands you immediately get the feeling that
this isn't a cheap-ass product. The whole package was also a lot heavier than
I expected.

The front is hold together with some velcro, you can open it to take a look
at all the features and specifications. There's even a screenshot of the
software and a see-through plastic window through which you can see the 10
extra keys.

Razer Tarantula keyboardPosted by Anonymous on 2008-06-11 22:29:21My Score: 10/10Ya. thats cool and all, but can it transform into a slippery wet dildo my girlfriend can ride while I play games for hours. At least that would shut her up. God!

Razer Tarantula keyboardPosted by Anonymous on 2007-08-12 11:34:33My Score: 10/10lol i think it would transform into a tarantula before anything else

Razer Tarantula keyboardPosted by Anonymous on 2007-07-16 07:55:36My Score: 10/10hmm what about , can you spill your drink on it not ruin it? For the price it better transform into a battleship i can take into the tub heh